Ribbon-pendant.



H. MCELDOWNEY.

RIBBON PENDANT. APPLICATION man Nov.a0. |911.

Patented J an; 21, 1919.

iE-6- lNVENTOR HR RRIET N9 ELDowN EY,

ATTORNEYS NTE HARRIET MCELDOWNEY, OF WINDSOR, ONTARIO, CANADA.

RIBBON-PENDANT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

,Patented Jan. 21, 1919.

Application led November 30, 1917. Sera1No.204,517.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, HARRIET MoELDowNEY,

va subject of the King of Great Britain, re-

siding at Windsor, in the county of Essex, Province of Ontario, Dominion of Canada,

i have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ribbon-Pendants, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to a pendant for ribbons and the object of my invention is to provide pendants for the ribbons of corset covers or other garments which pendants may be easily and quickly connected to the ends of a ribbon and are of such shape as to facilitate threading of the ribbon through the openwork or trimming of a corsetJ cover or brassire, said pendants being such as to permit of washing or laundrying the ribbon without removing the pendants if desired.

Primarily the pendants are intended to enhance the ornamental appearance and facilitate the threading of a ribbon through the interstices or looped portion of a corset cover or other garment, particularly a garment that is trimmed with lace or edging or is of lacy texture, the pendants providing a finish for the ends of the ribbon; The

pendants are comparatively flat and sufiiciently pointed to permit of the easy passage of the same through openings or looped portions of the corset cover, and it is the flatness of the pendant th at facilitates ironing and, if desired, vpermits of the corset cover being washed and passed through a wringer without danger of the pendants tearing or injuring the garment. Furthermore, the pendants may be made of a nonlcorrodible metal or other suitable material and consequently may be left in place without danger of the corset cover being injured by rust marks or stains and in use, they weight at the ends of the ribbon to hold them straight, form a finish for said ends and prevent the ends from unraveling.

My invention will be hereinafter described and then claimed, and reference will now be had to the drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a corset cover having a ribbon provided with pendants illustrative of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of a pendant detached.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of the same;

Fig'. at is a similar longitudinal section showing an end portion bentup ready for attachment to a ribbon;

Fig. 5 is a plan View showing the pendant attached to a ribbon; and

Fig. 6 is an edge elevation of the same.

A pendant is made of a comparatively flat piece of metal l that may be cut and stamped from a sheet or body of metal, and at one end of the pendant is a head or enlargement 6 having a tpansverse slot 7 adapted to receive the end of a piece of ribbon 4.. The end of the ribbon may be threaded through the slot or opening 7 to be held as will hereinafter appear.

The side edges of the pendant converge from the head G toward the outer end of the pendant', and terminate in a point 9 which 1s somewhat blunt, so as not to injure the fabric with which it contacts particularly when being threaded through the interstices, spaces or looped portions of a garment.

By reference to Fig. 2, it will be observed that the head or end portion 6 of the pendant 'is slightly wider than the body of the pendant, and that the edges of the pendant body gradually merge into the head 6 and thus form a fiat body, the side edges of which gradually converge from the enlarged inner end thereof toward the point or outer end, such gradual taper facilitating the threading or passage of the flat body through an opening having for its walls the fabric or trimming of a garment, corset cover or brassire. By making the pendant comparatively Hat, it is possible for .the same to pass through a wringer without injury to the fine textile fabric of the trimming or garment, and when worn it will lie fiat and at the same time afford a neat appearance as the slot is of a length to permit of the threading of the ribbon therethrough without puckering, the pendant forming a pleasing finish for the ribbon end. When made of a non-corrodible metal, or provided with a non-corrodible finish, the corset cover will not be injured by rust stains, and the pendants may be very ornamental when made of a precious metal, ornamented or finished in colors to match the ribbon.

The pendants may be very neatly, expeditiouslyV and permanently attached to the ends of a ribbon by forming the enlarged end or head portion 6, of the body with two spurs or prongs 8 struck up from the body with the points of the spurs extending away from the slot 7 and toward the pointed end 9 of the body so that the end ofa ribbon threaded through the slot may be caught over these prongs to hold it in place. Preferably7 the pendant after being formed as in Fig. 2, will be bent transversely upon the line of the slot 7, as shown in Fig. with the bent up end portion 10 extending over the prongs S. hen so formed, the pendant may be attached to the end of the ribbon by passing said end through the slot 7 which is in the bend, thus facilitating insertion, and engaging the ribbon with the spurs 8 Ywhich will hold it against pulling out of the slot. The upwardly bent end 10 is then pressed or fiattened down upon the inserted and engaged end of the ribbons and this flattening down of said end portions brings it against the spurs which in turn are thus pushed back into the openings from which they were struck up. The spurs thus catch the ribbon and securely fasten it in these openings and the end portion 10 clamps the ribbon end, holding it so that raveling is prevented and the rough end of the ribbon covered. The pendant is thus securely Vfastened in place and forms a very neat finish for the end of the ribbon which is concealed and. clamped thereby. The pendants therefore not only forni ornaments and a finish for the ribbon ends, but also serve the purpose of threading means for the ribbon so that itmay be readily inserted in the ,open work of the garment and used over and newness over again Without injuring the ribbon. As

against the wearer, as a bulky end would cause discomfort.

What I claim 1s l. An article of manufacture comprising a sheet metal body tapered toward one end and having a transverse slot near its opposite end, said body being folded upon itself along the line of said slot, and prongs struck up from the body and engaged by the folded over portion to hold a ribbon end inserted Y through said slot.

2. A ribbon pendant comprising a body formed of sheet metal and tapered toward one end, the large end of saidbody being provided with prongs struck up from the body and with a transverse slot, the portions between said slot and the large end edge of said body being folded over upon the prongs to hold a ribbon end engaged by the prongs and to conceal said ribbon end.

In testimony whereof l 'affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.V y

HARRIET MCELDOWNEY.

Witnesses:

' ANNA M. Donn,

G. E. MGGRANN.

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